Los Angeles Railway H-Class Streetcar #1318

Streetcar #1318 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Streetcar #1318 was built in 1923 for the Los Angeles Railway by the St. Louis Car Company. It is one of 250 H-class streetcars built in the 1201-1450 series. They were the first all-steel streetcars in Los Angeles. The layout of this car, with open-air seating at the ends and enclosed seating in the center, was common in California, leading to cars of this style being referred to as "California Cars." The streetcars of the Los Angeles Railway were called "Yellow Cars" in contrast to the interurban of the Pacific Electric Railway, which were called "Red Cars."

Streetcar #1318 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

The Los Angeles Railway was renamed as the Los Angeles Transit Lines in 1944. This car was retired in 1956. By 1963, all Los Angeles streetcar lines, once the largest system in the world, had been shut down.

Streetcar #1318 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

Many pictures of Los Angeles Railway streetcars, including this class of cars, can be found at Dave's Electric Railroads.

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